In order to produce various isocyanates, catalyzed carbonylations of nitroaromatic
compounds constitute a set of very appealing reactions for industry. These environmentally …

Catalysis has been an important field for polyurethane chemistry and many improvements
have been accomplished in recent years. Some of the greatest challenges however still …

A general synthesis of symmetrically disubstituted ureas and trisubstituted ureas by direct Pd-
catalyzed oxidative carbonylation of primary amines or of a mixture of a primary and a …

A palladium‐catalyzed domino method for the direct synthesis of carbamates and ureas has
been developed by using readily available and economical starting materials (aryl halide …

As-synthesized zeolite-beta exhibits high catalytic activity for the synthesis of cyclic
carbonates and alkyl and aryl carbamates by a phosgene-free route, utilizing the …

Discussed in this review are the mechanisms of redox and non-redox catalytic reactions
(alkene isomerization, hydrogenation and hydrogen-transfer reduction of multiple bonds …

Transition-metal-mediated intermolecular activation and functionalization of CH bonds is a
topic of high current interest. From another perspective, the functionalization of a simple …

Nitroalkenes have been called 'chemical chameleons' due to their versatility in numerous
synthetic transformations. Herein, we describe the first transition metal-catalyzed …

CO2 was investigated as carbon source for the synthesis of the polymer precursor toluene‐
2, 4‐diisocyanate (TDI). A four‐step synthesis was envisaged. The first step, ie, the Ru …

As-synthesized MCM-41 was used as a reusable, heterogeneous catalyst for the eco-
friendly synthesis of cyclic carbonate precursors of polycarbonates via a cycloaddition …